Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Ansonia student congratulated on Sikorsky Credit Union internship
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| Maliqa Mosley-Williams |
Congratulations Maliqa Mosley-Williams!
Maliqa has been selected as a Sikorsky Credit Union Intern for the 2019-2020 school year.
She joins senior Destiny Walker as a bank intern this year. Bank Interns are trained Sikorsky staff members responsible for promoting financial literacy, the AHS Branch of Sikorsky Credit Union, and the Sikorsky Credit Union Scholarship Program.
Interns also work in the Stratford, Milford, Seymour, or Shelton branches on weekends.
*Post is shared from the Ansonia Public Schools' Facebook page.
School of Allied Health Careers in Derby offers medical assistant program
New Certified Clinical Medical Assistant training to start in April./ Contributed photo
DERBY - The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers will offer a new Certified Clinical Medical Assistant training program starting in April.
The program prepares students to become multi-skilled healthcare professionals that specialize in outpatient settings.
Medical assistants perform both clinical and administrative duties and assist a variety of providers including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Graduates of this program may find entry-level positions in medical offices, clinics, urgent care centers and may work in general medicine or specialty practices. This program also provides the diversity of other job options in the hospital or laboratory setting.
The program will run for 28 weeks with classes five days a week from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., including 160 clinical hours at Griffin Faculty Physicians’ primary care offices and specialty offices such as gastroenterology, OB-GYN, surgical, and cardiology.
Topics covered in the program include anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, clinical procedures, aseptic techniques, minor surgical procedures, phlebotomy, electrocardiogram, pathology and law and ethics in the medical field, as well as general administrative skills including electronic health records, insurance billing and coding, formatting documents, basic accounting and patient scheduling.
The Certified Clinical Medical Assistant training program will be offered twice a year.
Anyone 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or GED may apply for admission.
The School of Allied Health Careers has recently partnered with Meritize to offer student loans in which applicants can enhance credit evaluation and loan options by sharing their academic profiles. Pre-approval is available at https://apply.meritize.com.
Early application is encouraged, as space is limited.
For more information or to apply, call 203-732-1276 or 203-732-7578 or visit griffinhealth.org/allied-health.
About the School of Allied Health Careers
Griffin Hospital's School of Allied Health Careers was one of the first hospital-based schools of its kind to be authorized by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education and offers educational programs to provide training, education, and certification in selected health careers.
Classes are taught by certified instructors in the Griffin Hospital Medical Building, 300 Seymour Ave.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.